Puerto Rican Coconut Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup coconut milk or 1 cup sweet milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large egg whites

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 2 cream butter.
• 3 add 1 cup of the sugar and cream well. combine coconut milk or sweet milk and vanilla extract.
• 4 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
• 6 gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and beat until stiff and glossy.
• 7 fold beaten whites into the batter carefully.
• 8 bake in 2 (9-inch) layer pans at 350 degrees f for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 9 frost with favorite seven-minute frosting and sprinkle with coconut.